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The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) stadium, as it was known was later renamed as a tribute to M. Chinnaswamy, who was the BCCI President from 1977 to 1980 and the Secretary and President of KSCA. [12] [13] Born in Mandya in 1900, he was the founding member of the Mysore State Cricket Association and a lawyer by profession. [6]
This cricket stadium, earlier named KSCA stadium is now named after Mr. M. Chinnaswamy, who was the Hon. Secretary of the association from 1953 to 1978 and remained the president till 1990. Mysore state (which was renamed Karnataka in 1973) played its first Ranji trophy match on 4 November 1934 against Madras state (now Tamil Nadu ).
He was the driving force behind the construction of the KSCA stadium in Bengaluru. He was helped by many eminent people, was responsible in prevailing upon the Karnataka government to allot the ground for cricket in the MG Road area in 1969. [2] This was named M. Chinnaswamy Stadium much against his wishes. [2]
The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is their home ground. As of 2024, the team was captained by Faf du Plessis and is coached by Andy Flower . Royal Challengers have finished as runners-up on three occasions, in 2009 , 2011 , and 2016 , and have qualified for the playoffs in nine seasons.
The first women's test match hosted by India began on 31 October 1976 with India playing West Indies at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium at Bangalore. [10] The first WODI was hosted during the 1978 Women's Cricket World Cup with Australia playing New Zealand on 1 January 1978 at Keenan Stadium in Jamshedpur . [ 11 ]
The Royal Challengers elected to bowl at their home ground, the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. The Knight Riders get off to a great start to a flying start with the opening pair between Jason Roy and Narayan Jagadeesan putting an 83-run partnership, scoring 56 and 27 runs respectively.
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (often abbreviated as RCB) are a franchise cricket team based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). One of the original eight teams in the IPL, the team has made three final appearances in the IPL, losing all (in 2009 to the Deccan Chargers, in 2011 to the Chennai Super Kings and in 2016 to the Sunrisers Hyderabad).
Stadium Capacity Game(s) City State Home team(s) Image Salt Lake Stadium: 85,000 [10] [22]: Athletics, Football: Kolkata: West Bengal: India national football team, East Bengal FC, Mohammedan SC, Mohun Bagan Super Giant